St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-03


candidates, Charles Cobb, Abel Pierce
d. NJ. Bacon and HI. V. Severance.
There were 2S2 ballots cast, Mr.. Cobb
coming out ahead with 40 votes, Mr..
Pierce receiving 81, Mr.. Bacon 81, Mr..
Severance 10 and JudsOn Hurlbut ..
The only change in the board is the
election of Mr.. Cobb in place of Mr..
Stevens.
| There were two candidates besides
himself for Moses Barrett's position as
overseer of the poor, Cyrus Sargent
and Lafayette Soper. 1t was evident
from the first that Mr.. Barrett would
be reelected and so it proved. The
vote stood, Barrett 228, Sargent 90,
Soper 80.
A. ID. Pixies reelection as constable
and collector was. on the same condi-
tions as last year.
| Th. greatest stir was over the cleo
I tion OF listers. The fact that they
were to receive but 81 a day and must
| furnish their own teams seemed to
frighten them all. George Ranney
was first nominated and elected but
refused to serve, stating that he could
not afford to use his team 30 days,
more or less, without pay. N. P. Bow
man, A. F. Nichols, j. G. HOvey,
David Trull, w. G. Lewis, were sue
cessively nominated and declined to
serve. E. L. Hovey and VIM. john
son both held fire, though the latter
showed an inclination to kick, and
finally Elisha May was chosen to take
Mr.. Ranney's place as first lister to the
great amusement of the crowd. The
board of listers are all new men.
While this business was going on a
number of efforts were made to recon-
slider Mr.. Mays cut down salaries res
olution, affording considerable fun for
the crowd. DR.. Billiard first moved
the resembling of the resolution. Mod
orator Bates ruled the motion out of
order. Mr.. Dunnett repeated the mo-
ton stating that he voted for the reso-
luton. Mr.. Bates held that officers
having been elected under the resOlu-
ton any motion to change was out of
order. Lawyer Ide thought that the
chair was wrestling with question of
law that was not pertinent to the case;
that parliamentary usage permitted
! a meeting to change it's action before
the adjournment of the meeting that
had taken the original action. Mr..
May quoted law in defence of the mod
orators position. David Trull sus-
tanned the moderator. Mr.. May said
that $3.50 was spent for team hire last
year. Mr.. Dunnett wanted to know
what that had to do with the question
of reconsideration. UOts of laugh
| Mr.. Nichols said it was the first time
he had ever heard of contractors be-
ing denied the right to raise the wages
of an emplOye even though contract
had been made. More laugh.) Mr.
Dunnett appealed to the house. Mod
orator Bates asked "thOse who think
unable to withstand this personal ap-
peal, so voted.
The only other noteworthy breeze
was over the superintendent of schools
Rev. E. T. Sandford having been re-
elected without opposition, F. G. Stew
ems moved that the town vote, as
heretofore, $50 in addition to the $185
allowed by law for the superintendent
salary. This was voted down and then
Mr.. Sandford declined to accept the
position, saying that he could not dc
the service required for the legal al
lowance of $lS5. Mr.. May then NOV
ed reconsideration of the vote by
which the town had refused to grant
the $55 extra. 1t was then that &
sturdy yeoman in the crowd, having in
mind Moderator Bates's ruling on the
other motions to reconsider, cried out
"Where do you stand on that, Bates p
The crowd took in the humOr of the
situation and enjoyed another laugh
while Bates ruled the motion in order
this time and it passed. Mr.. SandforJ
then stated that his resignation was
conditional on the salary question
and it was withdrawn, the meeting
closed and every body went home hap.
Ply.